Cultural Diversity Quotes

“Diversity is an aspect of human existence that cannot be eradicated by terrorism or war or self-consuming hatred. It can only be conquered by recognizing and claiming the wealth of values it represents for all.”
― Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

“At this juncture, the 'world' is no longer confined to just one or two places; it has spread worldwide.”
― Suman Pokhrel

“The human heart is too grand to be wasted in the gutter of cultural exclusivity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race

“Life is in every culture, but no one culture is the whole of life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather

“Unselfishness or selflessness is not the absence of the self, it is the absence of an exclusive self, and the presence of an inclusive self - the presence of an expansive self.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability

“Look from the gutter, all you see is one culture. Look from the sky, and you'll see a world full of color.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Centurion Sermon: Mental Por El Mundo

“If you wanna know about a culture, you can read about it in any language - but if you want to experience that culture like your own, you gotta do it as one of their own - through their own native language.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

“Turn your heart into a khichdi (fusion) of cultures, and behold o mighty human, as all division disappears.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather

“Explode With Love (The Sonnet)

When the heart explodes with love,
The world implodes with peace.
When the eyes explode with oneness,
All divisions will begin to ease.
The road to an undivided society,
Goes through an undivided heart.
Be one with everyone and everywhere,
Shatter all habits that make you part.
There's no division that can't be conquered,
The question is not of possibility but intent.
All is right when intention is right,
All are one when the heart is unbent.
Devotion to one culture diminishes humanity.
Devote yourself to the world, and lo pours harmony.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather

“Diversity is No Gimmick (The Sonnet)

Diversity is no gimmick,
Diversity is no belief.
Diversity is life itself,
Diversity is uplift.
Diversity is sanity,
Diversity is joy.
Diversity is monsoon,
After a drought most dry.
There ain't no humanity,
If there is no diversity.
We ain't no human,
If inside we have no amity.
It ain't enough to talk of toleration!
Each of us is to be the vessel of unification.”
― Abhijit Naskar, High Voltage Habib: Gospel of Undoctrination

“Interacting with someone who is unlike yourself is like looking into a mirror, and it suddenly makes you aware of your own assumptions and attitudes.”
― Cristina Ho, Discover Cultural Intelligence: Your New Superpower

“…hundreds of composers throughout all of Europe, over all of Europe the wind of alterity blows, all these great men use what comes to them from the Other to modify the Self, to bastardize it, for genius wants bastardy, the use of external procedures to undermine the dictatorship of church chant and harmony…”
― Mathias Énard, Compass

“Cultural differences should not separate us from each other but rather cultural diversity brings a collective strength that can benefit all of humanity.”
― Robert Alan

“From the ground your eyes can only see a block or two. Stand on the terrace, and you could see much of a small town. The higher you go, the more you see - and as your horizon keeps expanding there comes a point when the entire planet unfolds in front of your eyes - no borders, no ideologies, no institutions - just one planet - one world. Divisions exist only in the mind of lower creatures - the higher you rise, the more undivided you become - and the more undivided you become, the more human you become. Look from the gutter, all you see is one culture. Look from the sky, and you'll see a world full of color.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Centurion Sermon: Mental Por El Mundo

“You don't have to support the state to love the culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Aşk Mafia: Armor of The World

“As they walked down the corridor, Tara was looking at the paintings hanging on the walls. She turned and said, "Look at that! A perfect blend between the Orient and Occident." She then grabbed Amir by the hand and he gave it a little squeeze. "One side emulates Uncle Sam. The other Uncle Shams," she continued.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish

“If you love a culture, you gotta do something for that culture. It doesn't matter whether you are born in that culture - the real question is, what have you done for that culture?”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“If you love a culture, you gotta do something for that culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat

“Understanding the language is a quintessential part of understanding the culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science

“Every American carries with them the story of an immigrant— undocumented and visionary.”
― William Castano-Bedoya, We the Other People: The Beggars of the Mercury Lights

“Your culture is my culture is world culture.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“I don't write on integration of cultures, I am the integration of cultures.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“Never confuse culture with state. Some of the richest cultures of the world often end up with some of the most regressive states in the world - Türkiye, Azerbaijan, India, Italy to name a few, in the context of 2023.

So I repeat, never let your disapproval of a government make you bitter towards a culture. Government never reflects culture - if it did, I would not have penned a single Turkish word in my works - as opposed to the fact that, the Turkish culture is an intrinsic element of Naskarean literature.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“Going farther is not enough – what matters is the extent to which we master the art of seeing, knowing, and sensing the world as we go farther. Perhaps only travelers who know how to get lost and even be vulnerable can get close to seeing?"

[From “Can We Travel Without Being Tourists?” published on CounterPunch on March 15, 2024]”
― Louis Yako

“Plenticultural (Sonnet 1434)

When I get mad, I revert to English,
because English is my first language.
When I feel romantic, I revert to Turkish,
because Turkish is my love language.

When I feel passionate, I revert to Spanish,
because Spanish is my passion language.
When I feel electric, I revert to Telugu,
because Telugu is my power language.

When nothing works, I revert to Korean,
because Korean is my backup language.
And you wonder why I never run empty,
why the natural spring is ever abundant!

Language is the gateway to culture,
Culture is the gateway to life.
I am no person who speaks many tongues,
I am the proof of plenticultural life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Language is the gateway to culture,
Culture is the gateway to life.
I am no person who speaks many tongues,
I am the proof of plenticultural life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Language is the gateway to culture, culture is the gateway to life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“From Ape to Human (The Sonnet)

To label a spirit is to cripple a spirit,
What we call cultural imprints are prison.
Society of such culture is no human society,
but merely an overglorified animal kingdom.

Sure, the culture we're born in are part of us,
But it must never take over human identity.
That's how heritage facilitates bias-n-hate,
And culture becomes excuse for inhumanity.

Call it advaita, nirvana or humanity,
the purpose is to surpass all divide.
Anything that distances mind from mind,
must never be defended as cultural pride.

Mission is, not to remove cultural imprints,
But to be civilized enough to surpass them.
Only then can we be the bridge of benevolence,
Only then the glorified ape shall emerge as human.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets

“Any ape can boast about their culture, I'll die roaring for every culture on earth, except my own.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“As such, every race and every nation has the right to control its own borders and limit immigration as they see fit. No nation is under any obligation to allow other cultures, races or ethnicities to cross their borders and settle within their lands. Ultimately the rich tapestry of the world will only ever be retained if different cultures maintain the traditions that define them. As such, different cultures can learn from and trade with each other, but should never live within each other's borders on a scale that alters the racial or cultural make-up of the host nation.”
― Mark Collett, The Fall of Western Man